| Champ: |  Barbora Strýcová |
| Runner: |  Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan |
| Score: | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
See main article: 2018 China Open (tennis).
Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but Hingis retired from professional tennis at the end of 2017 and Chan could not participate due to a medical condition.
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová won the title, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan in the final, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8].
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.